USI's Thompson named to West All-Star teamInaugural All-Star game to be a part of NCAA II Elite Eight festivities

Chris Thompson

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana senior forward Chris Thompson has been selected to play in the inaugural NCAA Division II/NABC Men's All-Star Game. The All-Star game will be held at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame March 24 at 6 p.m. (CST).

The 20 participants in the All-Star game were chosen from a pool of 265 teams in Division II. In addition to the game, the All-Star teams will be introduced during halftime of the championship game on March 25.

The All-Star selection caps a season full of honors for Thompson. He was named to the NCAA Division II Great Lakes All-Tournament team, the Daktronics Great Lakes Region Player of the Year, first team All-Region, co-GLVC Player of the Year, first team All-GLVC, Division II Bulletin Player of the Month twice, and GLVC Player of the Week four times.

Thompson led the Screaming Eagles and ranks fourth in the GLVC with 18.3 points per game. He also grabbed a team and GLVC best 9.8 rebounds.